Alyssa is joined by Risen Lady Heathen to discuss innovator Aaron Montgomery Ward and his contribution to retail and the Chicago Lakefront.  

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Chicago School of Economics

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Why I started this podcast

Show Notes: 

Chicago History Museum: Montgomery Ward’s First Catalog

WTTW: Sites Where Wards and Sears Became Giants

WTTW: The Rise and Fall of the Mail Order Giants (Article)

WTTW: The Rise and Fall of the Mail Order Giants (Video)

Wards.com

Encyclopedia of Chicago History: Ward (Montgomery) & Co.

Chicago Tribune: Edward Keegan: With stadium plans, the Bears are proposing a barely veiled takeover of the lakefront

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